As
the evening progressed, flights resumed from the Washington area
after repairs to communications were completed, the Federal
Aviation Administration said.
But delays continued for several New York are airports after
thunderstorms had earlier forced ground stops.
The FAA had cited thunderstorms for ground stops at
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta airport, Philadelphia airport,
Newark's Liberty airport and New York's JFK and LaGuardia
airports.
"The facility has switched to a backup system," the FAA said in
a statement that explained the Washington-area delays.
FlightAware, a flight tracking website, said 39% of departing
flights from Newark Liberty and 47% of flights leaving LaGuardia
airports were delayed.
(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Costas Pitas in
Los Angeles; Editing by Diane Craft and Lisa Shumaker)
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